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Olecranon   Listen
Olecranon

noun
1.
Process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended.  Synonym: olecranon process.





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... may also involve the radius or the ulna, the latter being broken at times in its upper portion above the radio-ulnar arch at the olecranon. If the fracture occurs at any part of the forearm from the radio-ulnar arch down to the knee, it may involve either the radius alone or the radius and the cubitus, ...
— Special Report on Diseases of the Horse • United States Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Olecranon" :   outgrowth, elbow bone, process, ulna, appendage


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